CONTACT: Eric Durr, 518-786-4581, eric.durr@us.army.mil

FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, Oct 09, 2012

LATHAM, NY (10/09/2012)(readMedia)-- Thirty-five member of the New York Army National Guard left for Camp Shelby, Mississippi today to begin training for deployment to Kuwait later this year. The Soldiers, most of whom are assigned to the New York City --based 369th Sustainment Brigade, will man Base Defense Operations Center in Kuwait. Their mission will be to coordinate security for American military facilities there. The Soldiers mobilized for their deployment at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill, over the Columbus Day weekend. They will train at Camp Shelby for about a month before deploying to Kuwait. They can expect to serve there for about 10 months before returning home. Total federal active duty time for these Soldiers will be 365 days.